jpdb beta

brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

3

both (people); the two of them

9

(in) the air; midair; sky

9

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

8

versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

4

six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

2

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

3

passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy

2

to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)

2

to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer

2

camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment

2

cellar; cave; hole in the ground

1

eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently

1

sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint

1

infancy; childish; infantile; immature

3

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

8

reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

1

crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)

1

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)

4

to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase

1

self-centered; self-centred; selfish

3

to estimate

1

roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp

2

battle cry; war cry; charging (at the enemy) with a shout

1

directly opposite; right in front

5

challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

3

messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things

1

to say; to be pleased to say

1

collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict

6

to fight each other

2

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

4

to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)

1

signal gun; starting gun

1

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

2

to cross swords (with)

1

fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle

2

combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

3

pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

4

one-to-one; one-on-one

2

fluid; unsettled

1

mutation; change; transition

1

equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform

1

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

5

composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement

2

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

1

(sense of) presence

2

in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts

1

immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity

5

clear explanation

5

ability; capacity; capability; physical strength

1